DATE: October 14, 2026 at 12:22PM
SOURCE: SOCIALPSYCHOLOGY.ORG
TITLE: NIH Banned-Word List Kills Research Over Climate Change, DEI, Gender
Source: United Press International - Health News
The U.S. National Institutes of Health has implemented a list of 235 banned keywords used to reject grant funding for research, drawing science into a First Amendment case. The ACLU, Center for Science in the Public Interest, and Protect Democracy have filed a class action lawsuit against the agency, alleging that it is censoring researchers and violating the Administrative Procedures Act. The most commonly occurring flagged term on the list is...
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